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Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Mar 15, 2018 • 7 min read

Myanmar Social media success

Sandi Sein Thein's marketing company Digital Kaway - which means 'wizard' in Myanmar - has expanded local perceptions of what the internet has to offer, earning her a place on Forbes' prestigious 30 Under 30 Asia list
By Janelle Retka

Mar 15, 2018

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 27, 2018 • 7 min read

Singapore business With a little help from a ‘golden duck’

A legal dispute led to the collapse of his nightclub, but Jonathan Shen bounced back to build a thriving snacks business off the back of Singapore’s wildly popular salted egg yolk trend
By Euan Black

Feb 27, 2018

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 24, 2018 • 9 min read

Cambodia Bat faeces turn to ‘black gold’

Nutrient rich Guano provides powerful fertility to farmers' lands and a solid income to those who farm bats, and their faeces
By Claire Baker-Munton

Jan 24, 2018

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 06, 2017 • 7 min read

Vietnam The ‘coffee king’

Hai Ninh Nguyen came from the rural province of Thai Binh to be one of only four Vietnamese people to make this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia
By Euan Black

Dec 06, 2017

Money • Dec 04, 2017 • 8 min read
Technology

The fight to catch up to behemoths

Singapore and Malaysia are playing catch up with global tech capitals, but their pace may be slowed by talent that's looking too timid for the cutthroat business By Foong Li Mei

Money • Dec 01, 2017 • 5 min read
Indonesia

Twitter’s porn problem

Indonesia’s Twitter obsession has generated great hype, but the social media giant has failed users by not policing the rampant posting of pornography By Kate Walton

Money • Nov 14, 2017 • 5 min read
Singapore

Read. More!

A determined Singaporean publisher set out on an audacious quest for Booker Prize success By Euan Black

Money • Nov 06, 2017 • 11 min read
Cambodia's construction boom

A future without home?

The construction industry in Cambodia has been enjoying great growth in recent years. Yet there are concerns over the quality of some of these projects and an over-reliance on Chinese investment By Nathan Paul Southern

Money • Oct 18, 2017 • 6 min read
Zoë Ng

Shaking up Cambodian office culture

Zoë Ng worked at McKinsey, Google and the beauty startup Charlotte Tilbury to build up a range of experience before striking out on her own. Now she heads up Raintree, an award-winning office and retail development in Phnom Penh By Euan Black

Money • Oct 16, 2017 • 9 min read
Cambodia's Tourism Industry

A Kingdom for more tourists

Cambodia has big plans to boost tourism, most of which revolve around a massive influx of visitors from China By Nathan Paul Southern